Jalen Rose scored seven of his 11 points in the final six
minutes as the Indiana Pacers held on for their fourth straight
win, a 93-90 overtime victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

Rose made crucial three-pointers at the end of regulation and
the extra session for the Pacers, who recovered after blowing an
11-point fourth-quarter lead and dealt the 76ers their first
home loss in six games. Philadelphia has lost three in a row
overall.

Rose had just one point until his three-pointer with 56 seconds
left in the fourth quarter stopped Philadelphia's 12-0 run and
reclaimed the lead for the Pacers. His three-pointer with 1:18
remaining in overtime gave Indiana an 89-84 bulge.

Travis Best scored 17 points and helped shut down Allen Iverson
for the Pacers, who beat former coach Larry Brown for the second
time in as many meetings and improved the best record in the
Eastern Conference to 30-12. Reggie Miller added 15 points and
Chris Mullin 14.

"I just tried to make plays," Best said. "In a close game, you
have to stay aggressive. If you are passive, they will go to
the lane, get steals and make you take the tough shot."

"Travis played well and Jalen did too off the bench," Indiana
coach Larry Bird said. "We had guys that played decent but we
didn't play well as a unit."

Jimmy Jackson scored 21 points and Derrick Coleman added 18 and
14 rebounds for the 76ers, who have lost 12 of their last 13
meetings with the Pacers. Iverson, who scored just eight points
on 2-of-9 shooting at Cleveland on Saturday, was held to six on
2-of-11 shooting.

A 12-footer by Theo Ratliff, who had 14 points and 11 rebounds,
opened overtime and gave Philadelphia its last lead. Best made
a layup, Miller sank two foul shots and Rose hit a three-pointer
to give Indiana a five-point lead.

"We've got a lot of big-time players who want the ball in
crunch-time situations," Miller said. "It's rare that you have
three, maybe four guys that can make the game-winning shot."

Rookie Tim Thomas made two free throws and Ratliff had a follow
slam to pull the Sixers within 89-88 with 30 seconds remaining.
But Miller answered with a clutch jumper 16 seconds later and,
after Derrick Coleman and Best traded pairs of free throws,
Jackson missed badly on a three-pointer before time ran out.

Rik Smits scored 12 points and Antonio davis grabbed 12 rebounds
for the Pacers, who shot under 36 percent (28-of-76) from the
field -- including 7-of-26 from behind the arc -- and were
beaten on the boards, 50-43.

"We missed a lot of our shots," Bird said. "We're a good
field-goal shooting percentage team. Tonight we didn't get the
percentage we like but any time you go on the road you want to
get the win and that's what we did."

Thomas scored 10 points for the Sixers, who shot 38 percent
(30-of-79), including 2-of-11 from three-point range, and had 21
turnovers, seven by Coleman.

"We played sluggish but picked it up on defense in the fourth
quarter," Coleman said. "I can't really pinpoint why shots
weren't falling. We were fortunate they were missing shots
too."

Jackson's 11 points paced Philadelphia to a 43-38 halftime lead,
but the Sixers scored a season-low 10 points in the third period
and trailed 60-53 entering the fourth quarter.

A free throw by Smits gave Indiana a 76-65 lead with 5:36 to go
before the Sixers reeled off 12 straight points. Iverson had a
layup, Coleman made two free throws and Thomas had a three-point
play to cut the deficit to 76-72 with 3:40 left. Coleman made
three free throws around a jumper by Jackson, giving the Sixers
a 77-76 edge with 1:59 remaining.

"We gave the effort and that's basically all we can ask," said
Ratliff, who added four blocks. "We had a stretch where we were
a little lackadaisical and passive with the ball but we fought
through it. We got back in the game and almost came out with
the victory. It's good we didn't give up. We were 11 points
down. That's a good sign for the team. That's positive
progress."

Rose answered with his three-pointer with 56 seconds left and
Ratliff made a free throw nine seconds later. Iverson had his
drive blocked with 13 seconds to go and the Sixers fouled Rose,
who made 1-of-2 for an 82-80 edge with 10.4 seconds remaining.
Thomas fumbled a pass, but Jackson picked up the loose ball and
was fouled with 6.3 seconds left. His two free throws forced
overtime.